Teleostei >
Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies)
鱸形目 (Cichlids, convict blennies) >
Cichlidae (Cichlids)
麗魚科 (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Labeotropheus: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips + Greek, tropaion = defeat, a memorial of a fighting war, trophy; because of their specialized teeth were such an obvious feeding adaptation (Ref. 45335); rubidorsalis: The specific epithet is a combination of the Latin adjective rubi, meaning red coloured, the Latin noun dorsum, meaning the dorsal surface or back, and the Latin suffix -alis, which means pertaining to; this epithet describes the brilliant red dorsal fin of the males (Ref. 128773).